Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus atrifructus Greuter & Burdet sect. Hypoglottidei |
Bibliography | Willdenowia 16: 108 (1986) |
Native Range | s. & e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2400-3000m |
Description | leaves 4-7cm, leaflets 10-15 pairs, ovate-oblong, adpressed hirsute, inflorescence ovoid or shortly cylindrical spike, flowers 17-19mm long, pod 9-10mm, appresed black hirsute |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Astragalus melanocarpus Bunge Tragacantha melanocarpa (Bunge) Kuntze |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |